Help! Please! School decision.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Ok, so currently I'm pretty set on becoming a pharmacist and have received admission to the following schools: Drake University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Purdue University, and University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Michigan.</p>

<p>Now, here are there pharmacy graduate program rankings (I'll be undergrad but this is for the future)</p>

<p>UMICH- #2
UIC- #9
Purdue #9
Wisc- #11
Drake (in des moines) #51</p>

<p>Now, right now Drake is my first choice because it's not huge like wisc and not right next door like UIC.. Michigan is verrrry expensive an purdue is also one of those schools that has gigantic lectures and overall populations.</p>

<p>My question is though, would it be a mistake to choose drake over the other schools? I mean, How much to employers look at the ranking of the school when you apply for a job? I know Michigan is very prestigious, but it's also a big school and very expensive. I read somewhere that going to drake might hurt you in getting a job because it's not well known and not as prestigious (it is a good pharmacy school though #51 isn't bad).</p>

<p>Is it possible to go to drake's undergrad and transfer to UMICH for grad? or would thye not accept my credits?</p>

<p>Please, I really need advice on where I should go!</p>

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<p>Did you apply to U of Michigan’s Preferred Admit Pharmacy Program? Michigan also has a B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, which if completed with good grades, usually gives you 2 years of credit toward their Pharm D. program (if accepted; it is a 4-year program). Is your plan to go for 2 years to complete the Pharm D pre-requisites and apply to a Pharm D program? If you only plan to work in retail pharmacy, it probably doesn’t matter which program you attend. If, however, you wish to complete a Residency Program, I’m under the impression that your School does matter. About 50% of Michigan’s Pharm D graduates last year did go onto Residency Programs.</p>